The
Oregon Journal debuted on May 10,
1902, founded by C. S. Jackson as a
campaign paper, and titled the Portland
Evening Journal. It was initially
set up using two rented Linotypes. The
paper struggled from the beginning, and
wouldn't show a profit for over 50
years.

It did, however,
contribute much to the history of
Oregon, by hiring Fred Lockley. He came
to the paper from the Capital Journal,
and would write a column about early
Oregon pioneers.